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Overview
Child care coordinators organise services, activities and events for children outside ordinary school hours, while keeping care programmes and safe routines in place.
In job descriptions, look for activity planning, safeguarding, parent contact, school-holiday programmes, outdoor or recreation activities, child welfare, first aid and coordination with education staff.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Child care coordination combines planning and direct care. The coordinator organises after-school or holiday activities, keeps routines safe, supports children’s personal development and maintains contact with parents and education staff.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include child protection, safeguarding, activity planning, person-centred care, first aid, outdoor or recreation activities and clear organisation of events and daily groups.
Salary context
Pay context depends on group size, responsibility for safety routines, programme planning, parent contact, staff coordination, holiday coverage and whether the role includes management duties.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward child care service management, recreation coordination, school-event organisation, team leadership or specialist work with outdoor activities and child welfare.
Good to know
Check the age group, hours, holiday periods and safety responsibilities in each vacancy. A clear advert separates activity coordination from classroom teaching or general childcare assistant work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Childcare Workers
39-9011.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
11-9031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Alternative labels
pre-school activities manager
child day care vacation manager
vacation camp coordinator
vacation activities manager
pre-school activities coordinator
after school activities manager
vacation camp manager
after school activities coordinator
vacation camp activities manager
vacation camp activities coordinator
child day care vacation coordinator
vacation activities coordinator
Occupation group
Child care services managers (1341)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/526ba8e1-fc71-4657-8d27-52f03e8ca81d |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1341.1 |
| ISCO group | 1341 |
| Concept type | Occupation |